Chapter XI
A/N: Short chapter, I know. But it was a quick update to make up for lost time!
Weiss usually never had a problem sleeping until her hospital visit. Now it seemed every dream was a nightmare, one that she would consciously walk into but be forced to sit through. Most of them she could handle, waking up in a slight sweat and increased heartbeat. The nightmares usually consisted of something horrendous happening to one of the people she knew and cared for: Her sister, Blake, Yang, Ruby. It was a bit different every time, but the dream normally played out the same. Weiss watched as her friends or sister was taken advantage of by her father, then executed. Would always wake up in tears and she could remember the nightmares clear as day.
This nightmare was different however. There stood Weiss's father in his office and Weiss found herself in the middle of the room. The man turned around and start slowly walking towards Weiss, she found herself backing up and much as she could, as she was was backing up, she felt a pair of hands around her shoulders. She quickly shot away to shot away to see who it was, and there stood her father blocking the exit. Suddenly, there were clones of the man surrounding Weiss.
"I love it when you suffer. It makes it all the more… exciting." One spoke up.
"Yes, please show me the face you make when you're in trouble… I want to see the fear in your eyes." Another on said.
"I'm going to enjoy making you my slave." The original said. One of the clones marched quickly at her and pushed her down. Two others came and held Weiss's hands down. Lastly another clone marched over and flipped her skirt up revealing her genitals to the entire group.
Weiss woke up yelling. "Stop it! Get away!" Her eyes were wide with fear, she was immobilized as she quickly came to a sitting position in her bed. Footsteps sounded off in the house following her door being thrown open. Blake quickly entered the room.
"Weiss, what's wrong?" Blake said quickly. Blake could see the white haired girl crying visibly. Blake quickly walked over and sat on the bed beside Weiss. She put a hand on the sobbing girl's shoulder. "Hey," She said in a softer tone. "What's wrong?" Weiss continued to cry to and leaned into Blake. Blake embraced the girl and just sat there holding her. Blake looked onto the girl with soft eyes. She was vulnerable right now. She wouldn't be able to get much done in the world with how her mind is working.
"I…" Weiss finally spoke up in between sobs. "It was… A nightmare. My father… he..."
"Shh," Blake interrupted Weiss's retelling of the dream. "It was just a dream. He's not here nor will he ever be." Blake began stroking the girl's hair in a n effort to comfort her. Running her slender hands through the silky strands of hair almost felt too personal. "Are you going to be okay?" Blake asked realizing she was on the verge of falling back asleep. It was rare that she woke up for things like this and after the initial rush of adrenaline her eyes started to get heavy.
"I… think so." Weiss replied softly. Her tears were still coming however. Blake could feel it soaking through her robe.
"Okay… I'll be in my room. I'm close by so don't hesitate to ask for something." Blake slowly got up to leave. Turning her back to Weiss she began to get off the bed. Weiss's right hand shot out and grabbed a small portion of the fabric in Blake's robe.
"Will…" Weiss started. Blake turned around quickly to face the girl. "Will you.. maybe.. sleep with me?" Weiss was in a terrible state and her face said it all. She didn't want to be alone. Blake looked on at the girl with a small smile.
"Of course." She wasn't going to say no; not right now. How could she turn her back on Weiss when she's in her state. Blake quickly walked around the bed and slipped into it. Getting close to Weiss so even asleep she could feel her presence. Weiss let her head down on her pillow sleeping on her side so to face the raven haired girl.
"Better?" Blake asked. Weiss nodded her head."Okay then… try to get some sleep." Blake said trying to keep her eyes open for another moment. Before Blake could notice Weiss's next move she had already drifted back to sleep. As Blake closed her eyes Weiss nudged closer to the girl, practically being on top of her. Weiss could feel Blake's regulated breathing and her nerves from earlier began to dissipate.
Weiss closed her eyes and fell into a comforted sleep. This time, it was nothing like the nightmare. The two were in a meadow together sitting in each other's company enjoying a spring day… it was perfect.